Item | Indicator, Button, or | Icon | Description |
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| NOTE: On |
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| off the system using the power button causes the |
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2 | NMI button |
| Used to troubleshoot software and device driver errors |
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| Use this button only if directed to do so by qualified |
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3 | System identification button |
| The identification buttons on the front and back panels |
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| When one of these buttons is pressed, the system status |
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| indicator on the back flashes until one of the buttons is |
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| Press to toggle the system ID on and off. If the system |
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| stops responding during POST, press and hold the system |
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| ID button for more than five seconds to enter BIOS |
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| progress mode. |
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| To reset the iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup) |
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| press and hold the button for more than 15 seconds. |
4 | Video connector |
| Allows you to connect a VGA display to the system. |
5 | Diagnostic indicators |
| The diagnostic indicators light up to display error status. |
6 | USB connectors (2) |
| Allows you to connect USB devices to the system. The |
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| ports are USB |
7 | Information tag |
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| information such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC address, and |
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| so on as per your need. |
8 | Optical drive (optional) |
| One optional slim SATA |
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| drive. |
9 | Hard drives |
| Up to four 3.5 inch cabled hard drives. |
LCD Panel Features
NOTE: The LCD Panel feature is not available in a cabled
The system's LCD panel provides system information and status and error messages to indicate when the system is operating correctly or when the system needs attention. See System Error Messages for information about specific error codes.
•The LCD backlight lights blue during normal operating conditions and lights amber to indicate an error condition.
•The LCD backlight is off when the system is in standby mode and can be turned on by pressing either the Select, Left, or Right button on the LCD panel.
•The LCD backlight remains off if LCD messaging is turned off through the iDRAC utility, the LCD panel, or other tools.
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